Tag Archives: Friday

Creative writing event, Purley Library: Fri Aug 30

Purley Library is holding a creative writing group for adults this Friday, August 30, from 10.30am. The guest speaker will be the poet and author, Jacqueline Ewers. The informal creative writing group will offer ideas and try exercises that explore … Continue reading

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Railway Children steams ahead at Green Dragon: June 14

CODA, the Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, is holding a quiz night at the Green Dragon pub on Croydon High Street from 7.30pm this Friday, June 14, to raise funds towards their next production, The Railway Children. This is a … Continue reading

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£30m library deal referred for scrutiny – by report’s author

It was past 9pm last night, Bank Holiday Monday, when the official Croydon Council Twitter feed spluttered into life (double time for someone in the press office, perhaps?), offering a link to some new content on the official council website. … Continue reading

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Volunteers needed for Crystal Palace Festival: Jun 27-30

This year’s Crystal Palace Underground Festival is taking place between Thursday 27 and Sunday 30 June. And the organisers are looking for volunteers. The free four-day community arts festival, now in its seventh year, will start with “fringe” events around … Continue reading

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Hundreds attend Good Friday enactment in town centre

The crowd bayed for blood, and they got it in Croydon town centre this morning. The judge was swayed by the mob’s call for justice, despite there being no crime to justify such a severe punishment as execution nailed to … Continue reading

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Join the daisy chain for lessons in active childbirth

Angela Thacker is running two free taster sessions for Daisy Birthing Classes on Friday April 5, in the morning, and Monday April 8, in the evening, at Shirley Methodist Church. Spaces are limited so must be booked by contacting Thacker … Continue reading

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